Damshtra-karalam ca te mukham drishtvaiva kalanalasannibham, disho na jane na labhe ca sharma prasida devesa jagan-nivasa
Seeing Your mouths with terrifying tusks, like the blazing fires of dissolution, I lose my sense of direction and find no peace. Be gracious, O Lord of gods, O refuge of the universe.
- •The divine as cosmic dissolution is terrifying
- •Seeking refuge is the natural response to overwhelming power
- •Grace of God is sought even in the midst of terror